www.spaldingbulb.co.uk

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Hi Folks,

Has anyone used these for fruit trees?

Thanks...........Danny

[veg4681]

Never heard of them but they could be part of the www.bakker.co.uk which is pretty similar to www.jparker.co.uk. Unlike the online nurseries, their delivery is substantially cheaper, less than £5 no matter what size the order. I have yet to find out what they're like until I get my fruit bushes sometime soon .

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Yes Veg I see your point, same photos. Out of interest what did you order?

[veg4681]

Embarrassingly lots! Duo pear, dwarf peach, white currant, tayberry, cranberry and blueberry patriot (with fruits the size of cherries supposedly).

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Goodluck, what size pots do you intend to grow the dwarf trees in?

[veg4681]

Going by the book I got (The Edible Container Garden), it says minimum container depth of 18" for dwarf Peach (same for Nectarines & Apricot) and Blueberry. The duo Pear isn't dwarf so will plant in the ground. It says Currant only needs min of 1 ft deep container. Tayberry not recommended for container. Cranberry is creeping type so can be grown at the base of blueberry in the same pot as they both love acidic soil.

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Cheers Veg,

Gonna ask friends to get us dwarf trees for xmas instead on jumpers so I'll follow your guidence on the pot size